Metal bed.



- 4 ADAMS.

METAL BED. APPLICATION rum) FEB. 21, 190,8".-

- Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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I'METAL BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 21, E'erial Ho; 31?,039.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

T all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN M. ADAMS, a'citizen of the United States, and a resident of ('Jhicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Beds, of which the following-is a specification.

This invention relates to metal beds and relates particularly to legs therefgr. As at present commonly constructed, the legs of metal bedsare formed entirely by integral downward extensions of the tubular posts of the bed, anartistic finish being usually rov' ided by s un brass ornamentsse.

at the lower cure over the posts, usuall ends of the posts and frequently at the corner fastenings, or, in the case of iron beds, by or namental cast iron chills This construce tion is objectionable, particularly where the bed posts arelarge, for the reason that the eiiect produced. is clumsy and inartistic and,- i

as the commercial successof metal beds de: pends largely upon their' artistic merit, this fact detracts from their selling qualities.

The primaryobject of the invention is,

therefore, to overcome this objectionable feature by providing a le for metal beds whichwill be relatively small as compared with the bed post, thus providing for the use of ornaments thereon smaller than the bed posts, which will, at the same time, insure a strong, rigid and durable structure.

A further object of the invention is to pro-.

vide means in connectioniwith legs of this.

character for supporting the corner fasteninlgs, whereby the entire. weight of the bed w 1 be transmitted directly to and borne by the le s, thus efiectually relieving the posts from a lstrain.

To eilect these objects, my invention consists of the various features, combinations of features and details of construction hereinafter described-and claimed.

In the accom anying drawings, in which my invention is ully,illustrated,Figure 1 is a sectional side view of one form of post embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view il ustratin a slightly .difl'erent construction; and ig. 3 is a plan section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

. Referring now to the drawin A desig nates a tubular post for a metal i edstead, designates, as a whole, a leg therefon'and- O,

the side and end rails, not shown, to sai lines.

The leg B consists of a spindle 1 made of post; While, in the drawings, the post A is shown as circularin cross section, as regards the present invention, the form of said post is immaterial and the invention contemplates the use of any desired form of post, either round, square, rectangular or consisting of different combinations of curves or straight strong rigid material, 'relerably wrought iron gas pipe, much sma ler in cross section than the post A. Rigidly secured to'the upper end of the spindle 1 18 a head 2. Said head is preferabl made of soft'cast iron and is cast direct y u on the upper end of the spindle 1, thereby orming a very strong and rigid-connection between said spindle and head, as desired.

The sha e .in cross section of the upper end of thehead 2 corresponds to that of the hole or opening in the lower end of the ost A and is of such size that it will fit tig tly into said hole or opening, so that it may be secured dn said post by frictional en age ment only, but my invention contemplates e ually securing saidhead to thepost in any ot er desired manner, as by means of screws 3.

Formed on the head 2, preferably adjacent to its lower. end, is a shoulder 4 upon which the lower end of the post A rests and which 0 crates, in an obvious manner, to transmit t e entire Wei ht carried by said post A directl to the eg B.

As s own in E ig. 1, the head 2 is extended upwardly within the post A, as shown at 5, to provide for a strong, rigid and durable connection of the corner fasteningC to said ost. To save metal and to reduce the weight ofthe structure, saidextension 5 'is made-at one-side only of said head 2, being made only of sufiicient width, and thickness to afiorcl necessary strength for its designed purpose and function. The corner fastening is connected to "the post A by screws 6 which extend through a plate -7 at the base.

the leg B is connected to the post A at a goint closely adjacent to the corner fastening thoughlt may, of course, be used even I I under conditions where the leg Bis short and the point at which it is connected to the post A, a considerable distance below the corner fastening. As regards the leg proper, however, the invention contemplates equally the omission of the upward extension 5 of the head 2, in which event the corner fastening C may be secured to the post in any desired or usual manner: Any suitable ornament, indicated at 8, of spun brass or the like, may be secured over'the spindle 1 of the leg B to cover the same and to impart an ornamental-finish to the bed post. At its upper end, this orn ament will fit closely around the lower end of the 0st A and'at its lower end will fit closelythe ower end of the spindle 1 of the leg B, said ornament present constructed. The spind 'e struction bein as follows,

being held in position by means of a nut 9 threadedto the lower end of the spindle 1. @win tothe fact that the spindle l is material y smaller thanthe post A, it is possible, with this construction, to use an ornament which tapers downwards from its up er end, thus admitting of a more artistic an less clumsy finish than with osts as at 1 being tubular at its lower end, a caster 10 may be readily secured therein.

If desired, the ornament which incloses the I leg B, may very easily be constructed and arrangedto impart a claw-foot finish, or the like, to the'post. In Fig. 2 the ornament indicated by 8, is of this character, the conto produce the desired effect ormed on the lower end of said'ornament 8 is .What may be termed a 4 foot 11, which is relatively much larger than the body portion caster and to tend ihto desired The ornament 8 whether central or eccentric,

of said "ornament and which may be made to represent a clawfoot .or any other desired design. Formed in the under side of'said foot 11 1s a recess 12, which is sufficiently large to receive the permit it to tum freely, said recess 12 being made of such depth that it will permit the bottom of the foot 11 to exproximity to the floor. is secured in position by a nut 9 threaded'to the lower end of the s indie of the leg B, which bears against a s oulder .13 on said "ornament at the top of the recess 12, the interior of said ornamntl being contracted at this point to closely embrace the spindle to hold said ornament from lateral displacement and to prevent the same from rattling. Ornaments of this character will commonly be made of cast metal, usually cast brass.

The shape of the spindle 1, whether curved or straight, and its position in the head 2, is obviously immaterial and both admit of a wide range of variation to roduce different efl'ects without departure rom my invention.

. tubular portion of the post rests.

' 2. A post for a bed or the like, comprising an u per tubular portion and a leg therefor, said e comprising a spindle, a head thereon secure to the lower end of said post, a shoulder on said head upon which the lower end of said post rests, an upward extension on said head inside of said post, a corner fastening comprising a rigid base plate, and bolts inserted through said base plate and the post into the upward extension of said head. 3. Apost for a bed or the like, comprising an upper tubular portion and a leg therefor,

said eg comprising a relativel small spindle as compared with the size of t e 11 per tubular portion of said post, a head t ereon secured in thslower end of theupper tubular portion of said post, an ornament for covering said leg, which, below the head on said spindle, ma thus be made smaller, in whole or in part, t an the upper tubular portion of the post, and means for securing said ornament in position.

4. A post for a bed or the like comprising an upper tubular portion and a leg therefor,

said leg comprising a relatively small spindle as compared with the upper tubular portion ofsaid post, a head thereon secured in the lower end of the upper tubular portion of said post, an ornament for covering said leg, which, below the head on said spindle, may thus be made smaller, in whole or in part, than the upper tubular portion of the 0st, and a nut threaded to 't e lower end 0 the spindle of said leg below a rigid portion of said ornament for securing the same in position.

5. A post for a bed or the like, comprising an upper tubular portion and a leg therefor, said eg comprising a relativel small spindle as compared with the size of t 1e u iper tubular portion of said post, a headtliereon secured in the lower end of the upper tubular portion of said post, an ornament for covering said leg comprising a relatively large foot provided with a recess for receiving the caster and means for securing said ornament in position. I

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as 'my invention, I aflix my signature 1n pres- CHARLES B. GILLsoN, E. M. KLATOHER.

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